The Coffee Cottage - Woodland Park

I do love this place but only one of the staff so far have cared enough to make the drinks right. I have to wait for her to work to get the lotus drink made. She takes her time and does it right it and tastes amazing and she even puts little sparkles in them. She even takes her time when people like us that can't read the closing times comes in at the last minute and makes an order. The other girls just put a ton of syrup into some soda water, no ice really and called it good. It's a shame because those drinks are amazing when done right. Probably a lot of customers that would order again if they knew what the drink was supposed to take like.

A quaint and local small business, really enjoy that they are open all day long. I have lots of different food options, fabulous coffee options, some smoothies and tea. Very friendly staff and a very quaint environment with seating in three different areas. Whether you're a local or just visiting, highly recommend supporting this local business. The quiche and the croissants were very delicious.Also Love that you can get different freshly roasted coffee beans to take home.

Passing through town and desperately needed coffee so we thought we would check out a local place. We ordered a energy drink and an iced coffee. When ordering they asked if we were Teller County residents, thought maybe they got a discount or something. We literally waited 30 MINUTES!! Go ahead and check my order time and time I was refunded. Longer if you include me being 4th in line. ....Not even for 2 drinks for one! Becasue they made me an iced vanilla latte and when I asked where my iced coffee is they said that is it. I said No I ordered an iced vanilla coffee to which the barista replied that is an iced coffee! Maybe she is new so let me explain and iced coffee is exactly that coffee over ice. An Iced latte is expresso and milk over ice. I do not want MILK or expresso just coffee. At this point it has been 30 minutes and I said just refund me my money but of course keep that 20% tip I left. I was also told that Teller County residents get priority, which is why I waited so long! As someone that as worked in coffee and could of hopped back there and made my drink correctly in less than a minute a customer is a customer, regardless of where they are from. Maybe put a sign on your shop that says Teller County residents only. If you are passing through and reading this review just head on over to that corporate chain you will get served correctly and faster.

My wife and I stopped in this weakened to get some coffee on the way to our hike and I had a few thoughts that i wanted to share after our visit.Positive feedback: We really loved the ambiance of this shop! The lighting was interesting, the seating was really cozy and the environment felt warm and inviting. We also enjoyed much of the art hung on the walls particularly the piece of temple bar above the condiments section.Additionally, the barista working the bar was nice and personable. She was the only one in there at the time that we first arrived (I think the other gal running the register had stepped out momentarily), and you could tell the shop had just experienced a bit of a rush. She did a good job at keeping composure, running the bar, and taking orders props to her! Everything seemed timely given that she was making multiple complex orders, and she seemed to multitask well and efficiently.less positive feedback: The first thing I noticed when i walked in the door was the coffee roaster in the entry way. This had me excited as I generally love trying out independent and specialty roasts! To get the full experience, i opted for a double espresso. Unfortunately, the espresso was not at all done well.The first thing I noticed when watching the espresso being prepared was that the shot pulled very fast and had a very weak coloration to it as it extracted. Upon inspecting it after the complete shot was pulled, I found that there was no crema at all on the espresso. The coloration was more like a pour over than the rich brown of a well pulled espresso shot. The taste of the drink itself was very dark, roasty, and bitter with a great deal of acidity and very little complexity. Not exactly what I had anticipated given the quick extraction of the shot.I was very surprised at the poor quality of the espresso as any commercial grade machine should be easily able to pull at least decent espresso given that the beans are fresh, ground correctly, and appropriately prepared for extraction. Therefore, i assume that the espresso that I received was poorly pulled due to one of a few possible things going wrong in the process.1. The beans could have been left in the hopper to long2. The grind may have not been dialed appropriately3. The coffee should have been measured out of the grinder to ensure even shots are being pulled4. the puck prep could have used more attention. I noticed there was no attempt at distribution, even a wedge distributer could have likely helped out and would be easy to incorporate into the workflow. The tamping could also likely have used a bit more pressure judging purely by observation.The only other gripe I really had was that the menu did not display the prices for each item. A customer should not be forced to ask about pricing as this often leads to embracement when the price is found to be to high.All in all, I would recommend this establishment assuming they make a few tweaks to their workflow so as to pull consistent shots. Otherwise, it is a very cute little shop!

Great choice for coffee. Service was good and everything tasted great. The Vinilla Latte was not too sweet, and the Americano was not watered down.Food: 5/5